LittleBuffHen
In the Brooder
- Apr 20, 2021
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Hi Everyone! I am so happy to be on here! I have learned so much from so many kind people who have offered their expertise in helping myself and others on this journey of raising chickies! I have never posted anything so, here goes....!
I am getting 3 Orpington Pullets next Wednesday and I am going to be purchasing a shed to use for their coop once they are old enough to be outside. I previously had a coop that stood on legs and was 24" off of the ground with space beneath it for them to go to in the hot weather to cool off. I had to climb into the coop to clean it out so, I am excited about having a shed that I will be able to walk into and clean! The foundation for my last coop was plywood which worked well to keep things out, but it was also raised up off of the ground and sat on four 4x4 posts in the dirt.
I am going to have either an 8' x 10' shed or an 8' x 12' one. I have read multiple articles about foundations for Chicken coops and the top choice that I keep coming across is pouring a concrete slab. I am concerned about not letting anything get in from underneath the coop and I plan on doing a predator apron around my run. Does anyone know of any other foundation options that you have had success with that could be used to achieve the same goal, but be a bit more cost effective? They will be working hard giving me eggs so I will do whatever I need to keep them safe. Thank you!
I am getting 3 Orpington Pullets next Wednesday and I am going to be purchasing a shed to use for their coop once they are old enough to be outside. I previously had a coop that stood on legs and was 24" off of the ground with space beneath it for them to go to in the hot weather to cool off. I had to climb into the coop to clean it out so, I am excited about having a shed that I will be able to walk into and clean! The foundation for my last coop was plywood which worked well to keep things out, but it was also raised up off of the ground and sat on four 4x4 posts in the dirt.
I am going to have either an 8' x 10' shed or an 8' x 12' one. I have read multiple articles about foundations for Chicken coops and the top choice that I keep coming across is pouring a concrete slab. I am concerned about not letting anything get in from underneath the coop and I plan on doing a predator apron around my run. Does anyone know of any other foundation options that you have had success with that could be used to achieve the same goal, but be a bit more cost effective? They will be working hard giving me eggs so I will do whatever I need to keep them safe. Thank you!